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| Education for All |
 An American Imperative: Public education |
| Public Education and the Law |
 The law and its influence on public school districts: An overview |
| Free speech and public schools |
| Religion and public schools |
| Search and seizure, due process, and public schools |
| Community Involvement |
| To foster community support in Alaska, add ICE |
| Developmental Assets: A framework for supporting children and communities |
| Swimming with the salmon: Kids learn through community engagement |
| Burlington School Food Project: A recipe for school and community partnership |
| Evaluating progress |
| The Role of School Boards |
| Local school boards: Reflections of American democracy |
| Five characteristics of an effective school board |
| All in Favor: Voting in Local School Board Elections |
| All in Favor: Cast Your Vote for Student Success |
| Being accountable |
| Research and Practice |
| Findings from research |
| Class size |
| Research review: Class size and student achievement |
| Key lessons: Class size and student achievement |
| Dropouts |
| Keeping kids in school: Lessons from research about preventing dropouts |
| Keeping kids in school: What research says about preventing dropouts |
| Dropouts: Myths v. Realities |
| High-performing, high-poverty schools |
| Key lessons: High-performing, High-poverty schools |
| Research review: High-performing, high-poverty schools |
| Research Q & A: High-performing, high-poverty schools |
| High-stakes testing |
| Key lessons: High-stakes testing and effects on instruction |
| Research review: Effects of high-stakes testing on instruction |
| Research Q & A: Standardized tests and their impact on schooling |
| Homework |
| Key lessons: What research says about the value of homework |
| Research review: What research says about the value of homework |
| Research Q&A: Homework |
| Archived chat: Homework--What is it good for? |
| Talk about this topic: Homework |
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| Math and science |
| Key lessons: Math and science achievement in the U.S. |
| Pre-Kindergarten |
| Pre-k: What the research shows |
| Research Q&A: Pre-k programs, what are they and who benefits? |
| Key lessons: What research says about pre-k |
| Pre-Kindergarten Around the Nation |
| Pre-kindergarten resources |
| Teacher quality |
| Key lessons: Teacher quality |
| Research review: Teacher quality |
| Research Q & A: Teacher quality and student achievement |
| Time and scheduling |
| Key lessons: What research says about reorganizing school schedules |
| Making time: What research says about re-organizing school schedules |
| Archived chat, Nov. 1, 2006: Time, instruction, and student learning |
| Q&A: What do we know about time, instruction, and student learning? |
| English Language Learners |
| Preparing English language learners for academic success |
 Top Five Languages, By State |
| Limited English Proficient Students by Grade Level and State |
| Bibliography: English Language Learners |
| What NCLB says about ELL students |
| What research says about testing accommodations for ELLs |
| Key Lessons: What research says about English language learners |
| Archived Chat: Preparing English language learners for academic success |
| Stories from school districts |
| Rural school districts |
| Gates County, N.C. |
| Burke County, N.C. |
| Chugach, Alaska |
| Battle Ground, Washington |
| Caroline County, Md. |
| Livingston, Calif. |
| Ft. Washakie, Wyoming |
| Granger high school grapples with the basics--and wins |
| Community connects with Kodiak High School |
| The pre-k advantage: Setting the stage for student success |
| Technology motivates students to learn in new ways |
| Small-town school districts |
| Malvern, Ark. |
| A no-excuses approach to school improvement in Bisbee, Arizona |
| Suburban school districts |
| Arlington, Va. |
| St. Louis Park, Minn. |
| Lenape Regional High School District, N.J. |
| Westminster, Colo. |
| Metropolitan School District, Ind. |
| Glasgow, Ky. |
| NY county coop board helps teenage English language learners succeed |
| Retirees provide rich resource to Nevada school district |
| Elementary students at Mary B. Austin respond to a creative culture and high expectations |
| Urban school districts |
| Gwinnett County, Ga. |
| Portland, Oregon |
| Pinellas County, Fl. |
| Kansas City, Kan. |
| Long Beach Unified, Ca. |
| Williamsport, Pa. |
| Norfolk Public Schools,Va. |
| Fort Worth, Tex. |
| Hamilton County, Tenn. |
| Michigan district gets physical with reading |
| Middle colleges make a difference for struggling high school students in Guilford County, N.C. |
| Embracing a spirit of innovation at Walden III |
| Kansas elementary school closes the achievement gap |
| Food for thought at a Vermont elementary school |
| Guides to issues |
| High school graduation rates |
| Calculating high school graduation rates |
| At-a-glance: Calculating high school graduation rates |
| Archived chat: The straight story on high school graduation rates |
| International assessments |
| Criticisms of international assessments: Fact or fiction? |
| More than a horse race: A guide to international tests of student achievement |
| Description of PISA Achievement Levels |
| Description of TIMSS Achievement Levels |
| Description of ALL Achievement Levels |
| Description of PIRLS Achievement Levels |
| International Tests At a Glance |
| Who's in School? Percent of Population Enrolled in Formal Schooling |
| Where the U.S. Ranks Internationally in Reading, Math, and Science |
| Performance of U.S. Students on International Math Tests |
| Figure 2 Achievement Gap Based on Language Spoken at Home |
| Archived chat: International assessments and student achievement |
| Global competitiveness fact sheet |
| At-a-glance: A guide to international assessments |
| NAEP and state assessments |
| Table: Comparison of national and state assessments |
| No Child Left Behind Act |
| Round-up of National Education Report Cards |
| Standards and testing |
| The nature of assessment: A guide to standardized testing |
| bell curve illustration |
| Standards-based tests illustration |
| Table: Statewide assessments |
| Standards-based reform |
| Consumer's guide to education research |
| Q&A: Finding credible research |
| At a Glance: Common definitions for technical research terms |
| Changing demographics |
| At-a-Glance: Changing Demographics |
| The United States of Education |
| Appendix: Tables 4, 5, 6, and 8 |
| Growth Models |
| Measuring student growth: A guide for informed decision making |
| At-a-glance: Measuring student growth |
| Growth Models References |
| Pilot Models Summaries |
| Archived Chat: Doing Growth Right |
| Good measures for good schools |
| Good measures for good schools: At-a-glance |
| Student achievement |
| Student achievement: How do students in our state compare nationally? |
| Student achievement: How do our schools compare to other schools within the state? |
| Student achievement: Are our schools meeting state performance standards? |
| Student achievement: Are our students ready for college? |
| Table: Percent of 2005 HS graduates who took ACT and SAT |
| Student graduation and beyond |
| Student graduation and beyond: What courses do our students need to complete in order to graduate from high school? |
| Student graduation and beyond: Are our students graduating from high school? |
| Student graduation and beyond: How many of our students ultimately receive a high school credential? |
| Student graduation and beyond: Are our students enrolling in college? |
| Student graduation and beyond: How are our high school graduates performing in college and the workplace? |
| School resources, staffing |
| School resources, staffing: What is our average class size? |
| School resources, staffing: Is each one of our teachers knowledgeable in the subject they teach? |
| School resources, staffing: Is there data on the number of teachers highly qualified under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)? |
| School resources, funding |
| School resources, funding: What are our school district's expenditures? |
| School resources, funding: How much money does our school district receive from federal, state, and local sources? |
| School resources, funding: Is our school funding equitable? |
| School resources, programs and facilities |
| School resources, programs and facilities: What percent of our children are enrolled in pre-kindergarten? |
| School resources, programs and facilities: Do our students have access to technology? |
| School resources, programs and facilities: Do our students have access to rigorous high school courses and curricula? |
| School resources, programs and facilities: Are our school classrooms and facilities adequate and up-to-date? |
| Facilities Overflow |
| Facilities Overflow by Income Level Table |
| District and school climate |
| District and school climate: Do our students feel safe at school? |
| District and school climate: How large are our schools? |
| District and school climate: Is student attendance an issue? |
| Attendance |
| Attendance by Poverty Level |
| District and school climate: Is student discipline an issue? |
| School demographics |
| School demographics: How many students attend our schools? |
| School demographics: What is the poverty level of our schools? |
| School demographics: What is the racial and ethnic makeup of our schools? |
| School demographics: How many English language learners are in our schools? |
| School demographics: How many students with disabilities are in our schools? |
| About good measures for good schools |
| News and Reports |
| News across the nation |
| Report roundup |
| Achievement gap |
| More evidence that aiming high yields successful schools |
| Improving results for students with disabilities |
| Study finds minority students fall behind at both poor and affluent schools |
| Forces that can change America's future |
| Some gaps in adult literacy closing; others persist |
| What's happening to high performing students from lower-income families? |
| High school |
| Value of high school diploma underscored by international report |
| High price paid for unprepared high school grads |
| High school sophomores, then and now |
| Kids connect online about school, finds new study |
| College course taking, a tool for high school reform |
| U.S. 15 year-olds lag in math and science on international test |
| The American High School Graduation Rate: Trends and Levels |
| NCLB |
| Parents concerned over NCLB implementation |
| Study evaluates effect of NCLB on national assessments of reading and math |
| Report finds student achievement up but impact of NCLB unclear |
| Public opinion on public schools and No Child Left Behind |
| National assessments |
| Few gains in reading shown on 2005 national assessment |
| 2005 NAEP reading scores--4th grade |
| 2005 NAEP reading scores--8th grade |
| Math scores improve on 2005 national assessment |
| 2005 NAEP math scores--4th grade |
| 2005 NAEP math scores--8th grade |
| Some good and not-so-good news about 2005 science scores |
| 2005 4th-grade NAEP science scores |
| Public, private schools perform about the same on reading and math |
| Nation's report card finds decline in 12th grade reading scores |
| U.S. 12th graders know their economics |
| Minority students make gains on national assessment although achievement gaps remain |
| Urban districts make gains on national assessment |
| U.S. 4th graders score above the international average in reading |
| U.S. 4th grade reading performance compares well internationally |
| U.S. students perform well on latest writing assessment |
| States standards continue to improve |
| Funding |
| Report questions the 65 percent solution |
| Schools with greatest needs get least funding, says report |
| School and community climate |
| School climate is fair weather to most students, but many still see clouds |
| Where We Learn: Executive Summary |
| Taking the public's pulse on attitudes toward public schools |
| Perceptions of school climate differ between educators, new survey finds |
| The landscape of rural education described in Department of Ed report |
| Teachers |
| Staffing rules in urban districts have unintended consequences |
| New teachers report chart |
| Report finds poor and minority students have least access to best teachers |
| Poll finds teachers happy overall, but sizeable number still plan to leave profession |
| New teachers need support too according to national survey |
| Students are not given too much homework according to national survey |
| States recieve mediocre grades in annual report card |
| College/work readiness |
| Readiness for college and readiness for work: Same or different? |
| ACT scores and test-takers at a 10-year high |
| ACT Scores, Graduating Class 2006 |
| ACT scores, 2006 readiness for college |
| ACT's college readiness benchmark scores |
| SAT scores drop in 2006, but reasons for dip unclear |
| Report documents gap in academic course-taking |
| Course-taking among high schools seniors, 2003-04 |
| Getting students prepared for life after high school |
| Study finds gap between high school preparation and college expectations |
| ACT scores rise again |
| SAT scores decline for second straight year |
| Useful Resources |
| State School Boards Associations |
| State Departments of Education |
| Resource lists |
| Resources on class size and student achievement |
| Resources on high-performing, high-poverty schools |
| Resources on standardized testing |
| Resources on education standards |
| Resources on study circles |
| Thinking P-12: Resources on pre-kindergarten |
| La información en español |
| Lecciones claves: Tamaño de la clase y alcance del estudiante |
| Lecciones claves: Lo que dice la investigacion acerca del valor de tareas en casa |
| Lecciones claves: La calidad de los maestros y el logro del estudiante |
| Una guía hacia la ley Que Ningún Niño se Quede Atrás (NCLB) |
| Sources of education data |
| Presentations |
| Archived ch |
